LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Staring a scoreless draw in the face, Kentucky freshman Gabi Poretto stepped to the penalty spot at drilled an 89th-minute game-winning goal to send the Wildcats (8-3-0, 2-1-0 SEC) past Missouri (4-5-1, 1-2-0 SEC), 1-0. The Lithia, Fla. native scored her first conference goal and second overall to rescue a full three points in the conference table.
The Wildcats have now claimed victory in two of their first three Southeastern Conference matches, a feat that the program has not seen since 2014. Additionally, Kentucky has now won each of its past four meetings against Missouri in Lexington.
For the majority of the match, the Wildcats dominated everything except the scoreboard, ultimately out-possessing Missouri, 58 percent to 42, and outshooting the Tigers, 14 to fi